They knew the risks: A fickle storm or an unexpected avalanche could bury them, they could freeze to death or lose limbs to frostbite, or drown on fluid that might fill their lungs from altitude sickness.

As this government it seems would like us to freeze to death, I would suggest that a way to save and make cuts would be to get the army out of Afghanistan alive and not in coffins: it would save lives and millions in money.

THE temperature has not yet gone below zero and already Age Concern is warning us that hundreds of pensioners could freeze to death unless an emergency winter plan is put into place (Mail, November 9).

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